Monday, Aug. 3, is the last day for advance voting in person before the Aug. 4 primary election.
Advance voting is being offered from 8 a.m. to noon Monday, Aug. 3, at the Wyandtote County Election Office, 850 State Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.
Registered voters may vote on Election Day, Tuesday, Aug. 4, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at their assigned polling places. A few polling places have changed this election, and voters may check their polling places and whether they are registered to vote at the Voter View website at https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/voterview.
Mail ballots must be postmarked by Tuesday, Aug. 4, and received by the election office in the mail by Friday, or they can be dropped off in person at any polling place while polls are open on Tuesday, Election Day. The deadline for requesting a mail ballot has already passed, and was last Tuesday.
More details about voting in this election are at http://wyandottedaily.com/youth-helping-out-with-elections-this-year/.
Stories about Election 2020 are found under the category tab “Election 2020” or at http://wyandottedaily.com/tag/election-2020/ and at http://wyandottedaily.com/voters-guide-for-2020-primary-election/.
Two candidate forums are online and also are being shown on the KCKCC cable television channel. To see more information, visit http://wyandottedaily.com/candidate-forums-to-be-shown-on-cable-tv-and-online/.
Visit the Voter View site to find out whether you are registered to vote and where your polling place is, https://myvoteinfo.voteks.org/voterview.
For more election information, visit the Wyandotte County Election Office website at https://wycovotes.org/.
Free COVID-19 testing is planned today from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Aug. 3 at the Oak Ridge Baptist Church, 9301 Parallel Parkway, Kansas City, Kansas.
The pop-up test is offered through Vibrant Health and the Health Equity Task Force.
Free testing also is offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Unified Government Health Department parking lot at 6th and Ann, Kansas City, Kansas.
For more information on who may be tested and what to bring, visit https://wyandotte-county-covid-19-hub-unifiedgov.hub.arcgis.com/pages/what-to-do-if-you-think-you-have-covid-19.
Aggravated domestic battery reported
During a physical altercation, a suspect sat on the chest of a victim and placed his hands around the throat of the victim, restraining her breathing, at 2:15 a.m. Aug. 1, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
The suspect was taken into custody, according to the report.
Robbery reported near 38th and Leavenworth Road
A victim said a suspect took money from her at 10:20 p.m. Aug. 1 in the 3800 block of Leavenworth Road, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
The suspect fled before officers arrived, according to the report. There were no injuries.
Shooting reported on Kansas Avenue
A shooting into an occupied vehicle was reported at 10:10 p.m. Aug. 1 in the south 1000 block of Kansas Avenue, according to a social media post by the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department.
Suspects pulled up to the victims’ vehicle and fired several rounds into the victims’ vehicle, according to the report.
There were minor injuries, the report stated.
